Election 97

Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine

Current MP George Kynoch
Conservative 97 15,080
Labour 97 3,923
LibDem 97 17,742
Nationalist 97 5,639
Other 97 0
Elected party
Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Kincardine and Deeside
Conservative 92 19,123
Labour 92 2,886
LibDem 92 14,686
Nationalist 92 5,280
Other 92 381
Elected party Conservative

The constituency boundaries in the Grampian region of north-eastern Scotland were considerably altered by the most recent Boundary Commission, but essentially this new seat is the successor to the Kincardine and Deeside division, which saw a Liberal Democrat gain in a by-election in November 1991, but a Conservative regain at the general election only a few months later.

Both parties will be hopeful in the new seat, which also includes a section of the Liberal MP Malcolm Bruce's Gordon constituency. The Liberal Democrats are probably stronger on Deeside, which runs all the way from the 'royal' areas around Ballater and Braemar to the Aberdeen borders; the Tories fight back in Kincardine, which includes the port of Stonehaven and the rolling farmland of the Mearns. The Conservative champion will be the present Kincardine and Deeside MP George Kynoch. The Liberal Democrat challenger will be a distinguished baronet, Sir Robert Smith.


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